Lucky 13 none times: Ο Lucky 13 one time: Lucky 13 two times: That’s one more lucky. Making 1313 Main Street a wonderful place to be. Which is why we’re going there. Because we’re all about Main Street, not Wall… Read More ›
Food & Wine Pairing
Discussions and comments related to pairing foods and wines.
Good afternoon, Wine Lunch! How the Monte Bello are you?
It’s lunchtime on the mountain, and that’s a very fine thing … 2004 Ridge Vineyards Monte Bello Chardonnay Rich, supple, viscous mouthfeel, with warm tropical fruit and sweet, creamy vanilla and beurre blanc on the nose … Wide-reaching on the… Read More ›
Kisses Sweeter Than Wine
Dawdle around on the oldies stations long enough, and you’ll hear it. A pathos-laden and groovily roosty little slab of romantically dogmatic pop folklore; “Kisses Sweeter Than Wine.” Based on an old Irish folk song, re-interpreted by Leadbelly, and brought into… Read More ›
‘Twas The Night Before First Friday …
Tomorrow is the day. The big day. The big First Friday day. And I have visions of Ridge wine dancing in my head. — I have the 2007 Monte Bello Chardonnay dancing in my head. I see its bold, golden hues… Read More ›
First Friday is gettin’ Hectic, it’s gettin’ Wild …
As KRS-One noted in The Urge, it’s gettin hectic, it’s gettin’ crazy, it’s gettin’ hectic, it’s gettin’ wild. And clearly he had the December First Friday in mind. Smart individual, KRS-One … But back to First Friday, which, as you’re surely… Read More ›
Scotch Quail Eggs with Romesco Aioli, He Said …
You may or may not have noticed something in a recent post on this blog; that something being my espoused affection for those opportunities when I find myself legitimately having the opportunity to deploy the term “culinarily companionable.” Said espousement was… Read More ›
Friday Foodie Friday! -or- The First Friday To End ALL First Fridays (or, at least the 2012 ones!)
To deploy a rather retro-minded rendition of contemporary parlance, the December First Friday at Monte Bello is going to be … the bomb. Not to be confused with You Dropped A Bomb On Me, by the Gap Band. A song… Read More ›
